Law requiring dementia training for healthcare professionals is unprecedented, Alzheimer’s Association says

Law requiring dementia training for healthcare professionals is unprecedented, Alzheimer’s Association says. Healthcare professionals who treat adults in Massachusetts will be required to undergo training related to Alzheimer’s disease under a new law signed Thursday by Gov.
The Mass Alzheimer’s and Dementia Act addresses what the Alzheimer’s Association calls “the most under-recognized threat to public health in the 21st century,” costing the country $277 billion annually in Medicare, Medicaid, caregiving and other expenses.
LeadingAge Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, were two members of a coalition advocating for passage of H. 4116, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Steve Bullock of Montana, a Democrat, last month wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek in support of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.
“Regardless of socioeconomic standing, geographic location or political beliefs, we should all be concerned about the public health threat posed by Alzheimer’s.”
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